Gold Diggers of Broadway

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Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929

Comedy

Musical

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29 Reviews

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Ambitiously marrying jaunty songs with the bright canvas of technicolor, Gold Diggers of Broadway marks a sprightly step forward for talkies.

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Ella H. McCormick

Detroit Free Press

It is a production which everyone should see, for it represents the latest word in the fast-moving progress of the new show world of the screen and provides the most lavish, beautiful and satisfying entertainment the screen has yet offered.

May 20, 2021

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Irene Thirer

New York Daily News

All in all, this makes merry talkie-singie-dancie fare and the beauty of its color again reaches pictorial splendor.

Rated: 3/4

May 20, 2021

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Edwin Schallert

Los Angeles Times

Ann Pennington's dancing. Lilyan Tashman's "English" drawl. Miss Foster's rather winning, sweetness, and Gertrude Short's occasionally amusing comments are other facets of interest in a picture that Is light and diverting.

May 20, 2021

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C.A. Lejeune

Observer (UK)

It seems remote and artificial, without the saving grace of formality and its laughter belongs to a type which, like that of "The Coconuts" and "Rio Rita" leaves me unfired.

May 20, 2021

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Edgar Waite

San Francisco Examiner

Gold Diggers of Broadway lacks the human quality that On With the Show had, and the acting is stilted, except for that of Albert Gran, Lilyan Tashman and Conway Tearle.

May 20, 2021

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Martin Dickstein

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Gold Diggers of Broadway is set off by some of the most gorgeous stage trappings that have been seen in these parts for a long time, and it is these settings which give the picture a certain visual beauty.

May 20, 2021

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Audience Member

The best movie song ever sung: Tiptoe Thru the Tulips with Me!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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This as a box office sensation making Winnie Lightner a worldwide star featuring two songs that became 20th century standards, "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," and "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine." For the time, it was considered very good entertainment on screen. The color process was lauded as were the songs. The story itself was generally amusing even if not particularly substantial.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Roy Del Ruth

Director

Helen Foster

Actor

Helen Johnson

Actor

Neely Edwards

Actor

Armand Kaliz

Actor

Ann Pennington

Actor

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Director: Roy Del Ruth
Screenwriter: Robert Lord
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Original Language: English